KAI FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #45 of 60 in industry

Kadant Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $5.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $59,810 · Industrial Machinery & Equipment.

Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-01
Industry
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
Industry rank
#45/60

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
92:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$5.5M
Median worker
$59,810

Answer first

Kadant Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $5.5M ranks #889 of 1,423 complete filings; its 92:1 pay ratio ranks #691. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $59,810. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-35 peer cohort (# 45 of 60, 27th percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Industrial Machinery & Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#889
$5.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#691
92:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
27th
below the industry median pay ratio

How Kadant Inc ranks nationally

Kadant Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$5,502,520 38th percentile higher than 38% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). This entry sits in this band. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

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Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Kadant Inc vs. Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($5.5M) against pay ratio (92:1) for Kadant Inc (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Industrial Machinery & Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both02768310.95536621.88304932.611073243.583.3:197.9:1112.5:1127.1:1141.7:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Kadant Inc, CEO total pay: 5502520 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 92:1Kadant IncEverpure, Inc., CEO total pay: 204326 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 90:1Everpure, Inc.Columbus Mckinnon Corp, CEO total pay: 5971066 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 98:1Columbus Mckinnon CorpNetgear, Inc., CEO total pay: 10555676 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 98:1Netgear, Inc.JBT MAREL Corp, CEO total pay: 7977102 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 86:1JBT MAREL Corp
Kadant Inc vs. Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $9.4M median CEO total and 139:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 54 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 35. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Kadant Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Kadant Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
92:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-12:1
from FY2024 104:1
CEO $ YoY
-10%
$5.5M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Kadant Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2022 $4.9M - $65,241 76:1 -
2023 $6.0M +22% $54,223 111:1 +35:1
2024 $6.1M +1.6% $58,675 104:1 -7:1
2025 $5.5M -10% $59,810 92:1 -12:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 886346, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Industrial Machinery & Equipment

This Company's Ratio
92:1
Industry Median Ratio
139:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.4M
This CEO's Pay
$5.5M
Companies in Industry
60
vs. Industry Median
Below
#45 of 60 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Industrial Machinery & Equipment →

Kadant Inc: MID · MID$ pay ratio

Kadant Inc's FY2025 ratio 92:1 ranks #45 of 60 Industrial Machinery & Equipment filers (27th percentile). the CEO earned 92× the median employee ($59,810) in FY2025.

Median employee $59,810 (PAR-MED); MID · MID$ stamps put about 92 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$5.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

92:1

Near industry median

Kadant Inc in the lower Industrial Machinery & Equipment third

Kadant Inc's FY2025 ratio 92:1 ranks #45 of 60 Industrial Machinery & Equipment filers (27th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Industrial Machinery & Equipment (SIC 35) median ratio is 139:1 across 60 FY2025 filers; Kadant Inc's $5.5M CEO total is at or below the $9.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #889 and ratio rank #691 split - treat 92:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$5.5M
Median Employee Pay
$59,810
Pay Ratio
92:1
Filing Date
2026-04-01

Company Info

Ticker
KAI
CIK
886346
Industry
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
SIC Code
3550
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 886346, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Kadant Inc's FY2025 ratio 92:1 ranks #45 of 60 Industrial Machinery & Equipment filers (27th percentile).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.

Appfolio Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.5M (Δ $4K heavier vs Kadant Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Azz Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.5M (Δ $6K lighter vs Kadant Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Bloomin' Brands, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.5M (Δ $8K lighter vs Kadant Inc); HIGH · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Andersons, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.5M (Δ $9K lighter vs Kadant Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Everpure, Inc. (SIC 35 pole)

Everpure, Inc. stamps MID · MICRO nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Kadant Inc's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #889/#691

Kadant Inc's FY2025 package sits #889 by CEO dollars and #691 by ratio under MID$ · MID.
Pay-equity trends · MID

Kadant Inc's MID · PAR-MED stamps sit mid-band - pay-equity trends place the ratio against workforce pay.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Kadant Inc (CIK 886346), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.